Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength-Chapter 231 - 208: Give Someone Roses, Fragrance Remains on Your Hands

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Meng Yu’s sword was very light, very simple.

It was like the gentle prick of a mosquito, a reminder to her that he had arrived.

"Attack me with all your might, but do not use the Blood River Divine Sword. Choosing to cultivate the Blood River Divine Sword was a mistake; it will contaminate your Sword Intent.

While attacking me, primarily use the third, fifth, and eleventh sword techniques. Try hard to forget the other techniques, as they are harmful rather than beneficial to you!"

Meng Yu had watched her perform thirteen times and gained a substantial understanding of her level. Moreover, as a man who had awakened three types of Sword Intent, equivalent to focused sword training for two hundred years, he could naturally see the flaws in her swordplay.

The Long River Sword Technique was not meant to be mastered in its entirety; at most, one should cultivate four or five paths. However, Xie Feiyan, in her rush to achieve Core Formation, was impatient for completeness and took a misguided path, even attempting to unify the techniques with the Blood River Divine Sword in the end.

That path cannot be said to be absolutely impassable, but it is extremely difficult. Fortunately, she is a true swordsmanship prodigy, and her accumulation is sufficient.

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Then, let this bystander teach her a lesson.

A gentle thrust of his sword, like a spark falling into a barrel of oil, ignited a reaction. The next moment, Xie Feiyan’s Sword Intent began to boil over as the various paths of the Long River Sword Technique, like a surging river, poured relentlessly toward Meng Yu.

At the second layer of Foundation Establishment, she was certainly no match for the pinnacle!

This is the consensus of the era, but at this moment, Xie Feiyan faced an unprecedented opponent.

Meng Yu’s response was very simple: just one word, defend!

Weak Water Nine Turns, winding and turning!

A stream is the origin and foundation of all great rivers!

This technique, part of the Long River Sword Technique, is the weakest in terms of offense, but strongest in defense. Especially since Meng Yu’s swordsmanship was divine and since they were sparring, not fighting to the death, Meng Yu’s skill was by no means inferior to hers.

After thirty-three sword strikes from Xie Feiyan, she had already forgotten this technique, as the trickling stream washed everything away.

However, she had familiarized herself with Meng Yu’s swordsmanship, and she still had a second technique up her sleeve, called the Dragon Gate Challenge!

The roar of the Dragon Gate Challenge thundered for thousands of miles!

The wind began to stir, and when water and wind combined, they became rain, became mist!

Another Sword Intent emerged, forged without a single flaw. Xie Feiyan’s eyes lit up as she instantly realized who the man before her was!

The number one prodigy of the Immortal Sect, Meng Yu, who had not been seen for hundreds and thousands of years!

Many were curious as to why after seizing two types of Sword Intent, Meng Yu did not manifest the Earth, Fire, Water, Wind as he had boasted. Was the third Sword Intent too difficult?

It is indeed difficult, as challenging as ascending to the heavens. However, this is true for the average person. People speculate that if Meng Yu had comprehended the third Sword Intent of either Water or Earth, then, being at the pinnacle of Qi Cultivation, he would have used it for his Foundation Establishment. But he had the Son of Heavenly Way plan.

Xie Feiyan supported this theory. She had used her first Sword Intent to achieve Foundation Building, then planned to use her second for achieving the Golden Core!

Having failed to achieve the Core Formation once, she could no longer receive Foundation Building Spiritual Medicine from the orthodox institutions of the Immortal Sect. However, there were other methods to achieve the Golden Pill of Achievement.

Now, all doubts had cleared. The man before her had comprehended the third Sword Intent of Water after Foundation Building, possibly just a few days before, which explained why his Sword Intent could hardly be concealed!

"Please enlighten me!"

The sword technique of the Dragon Gate Challenge roared out again but failed. She had forgotten the second path, or rather, it had merged into another Sword Intent.

Next time, she would use three different sword techniques to honor Meng Yu!

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The sword like a long river, the river like a sea, the sea like the sky, the sky like blood!

The battle continued, with Xie Feiyan’s sword techniques even transforming into the Blood River Divine Sword!

The Long River as blood, the sea floating with blood, the sky bleeding; blood stained the world!

The seven Foundation Building onlookers were dumbfounded.

The competition on the stage today was actually a form of exchange. Everyone knew of Xie Feiyan’s divine sword technique, but who could have imagined her swordplay to be so formidable!

If Xie Feiyan dealt with them this way, they wouldn’t be able to withstand even three moves!

Yet, the young man before her was even more impressive; his sword light was soft yet sinuous, his Sword Qi was mysteriously delicate. He, at the second layer of Foundation Building, was fighting Xie Feiyan to a standstill!

Though it wasn’t a duel to the death, merely a sparring match, wasn’t that incredible?

Some onlookers began to get ideas, thinking of someone. After all, they came to Peach Blossom Star to meet someone, and now, didn’t this young man resemble him somewhat?

However, no one dared to make even the slightest move, for the pressure of two invisible forces weighed upon everyone. Two Golden Core Lords were not only using their Magic Artifacts to block the surrounding electronic signals but also using their pressure to signal everyone not to move or speak, or they would die.

Do you have no shame (We want to flatter Meng Yu)?

You are, after all, true persons of the Immortal Sect (Can’t we applaud)?

Most importantly, you both beat us to it, sycophancy coming faster from you (Look at you two, smiling so sweetly)!

Seeing the smiles of Orchid True Person and Fairy Taohua, everyone knew clearly whose side these two belonged to.

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Alright... after Meng Yu pulled out the big guns of his history, many publicly talked about granting a special pardon for all of Meng Yu’s wrongdoings, negotiating with him on equal footing, and so forth. Subsequently, a resolution was passed demanding a temporary halt to all hostile actions against Meng Yu and calling on him to actively communicate with the Immortal Sect to work together for mutual benefit.

"Sister, you’d better not mess around."

That was the message from Fairy Taohua to Orchid True Person.

"Sister, don’t forget to share the good fortune with me."

That was the response from Orchid True Person to Fairy Taohua.

With the higher-ups already softening their stance, the Golden Core Masters in the middle were even more scheming.

Meng Yu was truly mentoring Xie Feiyan in achieving her Golden Core!

The process of advancing from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core within the Immortal Sect was a competition amongst thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands. Even for someone like Xie Feiyan, who was at the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment and once a prodigy, it would be normal not to breakthrough. After all, isn’t core formation about reaching the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment? Are you a genius, and I’m not?

So, what about advancing from Golden Core to Nascent Soul?

If one could say there were paths to rely on from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, then the journey to Nascent Soul within the Immortal Sect was without a doubt completely severed.

Do you have spirit stones? A large number of spirit stones? A large number of medium-grade or even superior-grade spirit stones?

No, haha...

But now, there was someone who could provide a large number of spirit stones, and with the five blooms of the Immortal Sect now allies of Meng Yu, would they dare to destroy this friendship, which even they were insecure about?

Zhuge Caihua and her master were simply pulling them along because they needed to cheer for Meng Yu, but in reality, they had no actual relations.

So, when they realized the person before them was Meng Yu, they definitely had no intention of summoning a large troop from the Immortal Sect to capture him.

They weren’t fools!

After intimidating the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators once again with their commanding presence, the two continued to watch the battle.

The fight persisted.

The stream babbled, the wind was as sharp as scissors, two Sword Intents entwined persistently, defending against Xie Feiyan’s repeated assaults. Then, just when Xie Feiyan had forgotten her Four-Path Sword Technique, suddenly, Meng Yu’s sword underwent a miraculous change.

The stream’s nine turns had accumulated countless waves, and then, suddenly, a flame soared to the sky. In the blending of water and fire, the world came to life.

This was Yin Yang, then the Wind of Life blew gently. Meng Yu’s third Sword Intent appeared, and now it was Meng Yu on the offensive, Xie Feiyan on defense!

A world was forging Xie Feiyan, and then, after Meng Yu launched twenty-four swords in succession, all the changes abruptly solidified.

The rising sun emerged from the Long River, with the Sword Intent of the Dawn illuminating everything.

The Way of the Dawn, purging all darkness and evil!

This sword was not only devoid of killing intent, but rather full of vitality, and the intrinsic Dao charm even made the two Golden Core cultivators gasp.

"Stop!"

Meng Yu roared out, and at that moment, Xie Feiyan let go of her longsword, which fell to the ground, allowing Meng Yu to point his sword at her forehead!

The next moment, the overflowing Sword Qi, the Way of the Dawn within the Divine Soul, transformed into a gentle touch, entering the sea of consciousness within Xie Feiyan’s forehead.

"I take my leave!"

Three boxes flew toward three directions, to Xie Feiyan, Orchid True Person, and Fairy Taohua, each containing a superior-grade spirit stone. Then, Meng Yu bowed to everyone and left with an air of composure. Read exclusive chapters at novelbuddy

Orchid True Person and Fairy Taohua did not stop Meng Yu but watched his departure with complex expressions.

Behind them, Xie Feiyan’s aura was rising continuously. After eighty years of hard practice, today, she experienced a rebirth and understood the second Sword Intent of Water. The superior-grade spirit stone Meng Yu had thrown to her even inspired the idea of making a breakthrough.

Fairy Taohua and Orchid True Person looked at each other and nodded.

"Let’s go; we have a nice spirit vein here."

A day later, Fairy Taohua reported to the Immortal Sect the scene where they encountered Meng Yu, stating that because there were many people present and fearing a misunderstanding, they did not make a move. Meng Yu was full of goodwill, mentoring Xie Feiyan at the scene, which broadened their horizons.

"If it were before, Meng Yu would have killed her with a single strike."

"Meng Yu didn’t show much temper. Having succeeded in Foundation Establishment, he looked very amiable."

"It was the Sword Intent of Water, his third Sword Intent, likely comprehended within a month after reaching Foundation Establishment, that’s why he was so outstanding, noticed by Xie Feiyan, hence she pleaded with Meng Yu for help."

"Xie Feiyan is in good shape; she grasped the second Sword Intent with the help of Meng Yu. She is now cultivating at a spirit vein, with Golden Core within reach."

"The specifics of the fight are inconvenient to discuss. Meng Yu trusts us, and we can’t let him down, right?"

Three days later, Xie Feiyan achieved her Golden Core. Although among this, her own accumulation, the support of spirit veins and spiritual medicines provided by Fairy Taohua, and that superior-grade spirit stone, were the most critical, rumors outside had it that:

Meng Yu coincidentally met Xie Feiyan, took a liking to her, defeated this Foundation Building Pinnacle, and mentored her a bit, enabling her to attain her second Sword Intent and helping her achieve her Golden Core.

To give someone a rose, the fragrance lingers on your hands.